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Native : identity, belonging, and rediscovering God / Kaitlin B. Curtice.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Grand Rapids, Michigan : Brazos Press, a division of Baker Publishing Group, [2020]Description: xv, 192 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781587434310
  • 1587434318
  • 9781587434891
  • 158743489X
Subject(s):
Contents:
Part 1: Beginnings -- Land and Water -- Journeying Stories -- Creation Stories -- My Own Beginning. Part 2: Searching for Meaning -- The Problem of Whiteness -- Stereotypes and Survival -- A Heart Language -- Gifts of Prayer -- Part 3: The Struggle for Truth -- Ceremony -- Ancestors -- Self, Examined -- The Pain of Church Spaces -- Part 4: Working -- Wake-Up Calls -- When the Church Gets to Work -- Keeping Watch -- Fighting Invisibility -- Part 5: Bearing Fruit in a New World -- Finding One Another -- The Future of Decolonization -- Returning -- A New World for Our Children.
Summary: "Native is about identity, soul-searching, and the never-ending journey of finding ourselves and finding God. As both a citizen of the Potawatomi Nation and a Christian, Kaitlin Curtice offers a unique perspective on these topics. In this book, she shows how reconnecting with her Potawatomi identity both informs and challenges her faith. Curtice draws on her personal journey, poetry, imagery, and stories of the Potawatomi people to address themes at the forefront of today's discussions of faith and culture in a positive and constructive way. She encourages us to embrace our own origins and to share and listen to each other's stories so we can build a more inclusive and diverse future. Each of our stories matters for the church to be truly whole. As Curtice shares what it means to experience her faith through the lens of her Indigenous heritage, she reveals that a vibrant spirituality has its origins in identity, belonging, and a sense of place."-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
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Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 277.3083 C978 Available 33111009823366
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 277.3083 C978 Available 33111009642790
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Native is about identity, soul-searching, and being on the never-ending journey of finding ourselves and finding God. As both a citizen of the Potawatomi Nation and a Christian, Kaitlin Curtice offers a unique perspective on these topics. In this book, she shows how reconnecting with her identity both informs and challenges her faith.

Drawing on the narrative of her personal journey through poetry, imagery, and stories of the Potawatomi people, Curtice addresses themes at the forefront of today's discussions of faith and culture in a positive and constructive way. She encourages us to embrace our own origins and to share and listen to each other's stories so we can build a more inclusive and diverse future. Each of our stories matters for the church to be truly whole. As Curtice shares what it means to experience her faith through the lens of her Indigenous heritage, she reveals that a vibrant spirituality has its origins in identity, belonging, and a sense of place.

Includes bibliographical references.

Part 1: Beginnings -- Land and Water -- Journeying Stories -- Creation Stories -- My Own Beginning. Part 2: Searching for Meaning -- The Problem of Whiteness -- Stereotypes and Survival -- A Heart Language -- Gifts of Prayer -- Part 3: The Struggle for Truth -- Ceremony -- Ancestors -- Self, Examined -- The Pain of Church Spaces -- Part 4: Working -- Wake-Up Calls -- When the Church Gets to Work -- Keeping Watch -- Fighting Invisibility -- Part 5: Bearing Fruit in a New World -- Finding One Another -- The Future of Decolonization -- Returning -- A New World for Our Children.

"Native is about identity, soul-searching, and the never-ending journey of finding ourselves and finding God. As both a citizen of the Potawatomi Nation and a Christian, Kaitlin Curtice offers a unique perspective on these topics. In this book, she shows how reconnecting with her Potawatomi identity both informs and challenges her faith. Curtice draws on her personal journey, poetry, imagery, and stories of the Potawatomi people to address themes at the forefront of today's discussions of faith and culture in a positive and constructive way. She encourages us to embrace our own origins and to share and listen to each other's stories so we can build a more inclusive and diverse future. Each of our stories matters for the church to be truly whole. As Curtice shares what it means to experience her faith through the lens of her Indigenous heritage, she reveals that a vibrant spirituality has its origins in identity, belonging, and a sense of place."-- Provided by publisher.

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